This fall , the Montpelier Archaeology team will begin excavations at the Overseer ' s House Site . This site was the overseer ' s home from the 1790s-1844 and is located adjacent to the Madison Family Cemetery and overlooks the Field Quarter . The overseers that lived at this site were in charge of managing the Home Farm , or the complex of buildings in the
Excavation Area
The Overseer ’ s Site
fields below Montpelier ' s Visitor Center . Through metal detector survey from 2016-2018 , we have located dense concentrations of artifacts — and a potential well . Overall , our aim with these excavations is to locate the house , yard areas , and trash deposits in this area . All of our excavations during the 2019-2021 seasons will focus on this site . stable